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Offline Dan

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Re: benzoin condensation
« Reply #30 on: July 05, 2015, 02:35:43 PM »
Assuming that the total volume does not significantly change, when mixing ROH with water:
Mixing aqueous KOH 1N and alcoholic KOH 1N,

In what ratio?

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we get an initial mixture of KOH 1N per total volume unit that will immediately be transformed (ionic reaction) to (say) KOH 0.995 N and ROK 0.005 N per total volume and (say) KOH 1.98 N and ROK 0.02 N per ROH volume or a ratio 0.99/0.01

Please show your working. Writing things doesn't make them true.

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The relative concentrations of KOH and ROK may change by further dilution with either water of ROH or their mixture but the concentration ratio 0.99/0.01 will remain constant, when calculated per ROH partition. 

Relative concentration and concentration ratio are the same thing.

As a reminder, the latter discussion refers to anhydrous ethanolic KOH.

So your example is irrelevant?

Can you show a valid calculation that supports your assertion that alkoxide formation in alcoholic KOH is negligible or not?
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Re: benzoin condensation
« Reply #31 on: July 06, 2015, 06:27:13 AM »
Sorry but I do not have any more time to spend for this discussion. Besides, the principal question of the discussion, has already been answered.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2015, 06:43:00 AM by pgk »

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